Project Manager, Payment (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management, including scope, timeline, quality, effort, and resources across business, technology, contractors, and operations.
• Develop and execute detailed project plans; analyse proposals to manage schedule and budget variances.
• Define and track project deliverables, milestones, and activities to ensure timely completion.
• Manage stakeholders across multiple countries, handling escalation, expectation alignment, conflicts, and scope changes.
• Oversee project governance activities including investment approval decks, PSC meetings, and steering committee updates.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues, ensuring governance and escalation processes are followed.
• Ensure compliance with system development methodology and timely delivery of required artefacts.
• Provide regular project reporting and communication to stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; professional certifications in project management are advantageous.
• 15+ years of experience in project management, successfully delivering multiple complex projects or large-scale end-to-end initiatives.
• Proven experience leading teams and applying project management methodologies (PMI, Prince II, Agile).
• Strong domain expertise in wholesale banking payments (domestic & international), transaction banking, ISO20022 payment systems, instant payment schemes, and payments transformation across ASEAN markets.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build trust at senior levels.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies and how they drive digital transformation in financial services.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage expectations and drive collaboration across diverse teams.
• Proven ability to develop and manage resource plans, ensuring alignment of skills and capacity with project needs.